Thread: [Kobo] Series and series_index issue
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Old 04-06-2021, 08:14 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by codychan View Post
I've been using Calibre for my Kobo for several years, I think the default setting has the "series_index" or maybe I accidentally set it when I started to use Calibre before I knew what I was doing, but I never wanted "01 - title" from the first beginning. Anyway, since this is the solution, I got it now.
Calibre definitely doesn't have an built-in metadata plugboards. Any that exist were created by you.
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Thanks, it looks like the "series_index" is useful, I use this function sometimes but not the series_index directly, I just changed the title of all the books I need to read in order into "(1)title", "(2)title"... in my Calibre Library, since now I know "series_index" can do this, I'll keep it and use "series_index" for the order purpose .



I already set "Automatic management" in "Preference->Sending books to device", but always update the metadata manually, I'll see if it works.

Thanks again for the explanation, it helps a lot.

UPDATE:
Actually the "Automatic management" is not that perfect, I plug my kobo forma, in one series A, I change a file title, add a comment in "Edit Metadata" window, change the series_index of multiple files, in series B, I change all the series index, change one title, unplug, series A got updated automatically, but series B is not synced, I replug and unplug again, then the metadata of series B is finally synced.
Were the books in series B on the device when you connected the first time? The driver, or the plugin for that matter, can only do metadata updates for books that are on the device and imported into the database. I occasionally think that something didn't get updated, but, when I check, I can usually prove that I missed doing something.

But, if you are finding books are not being updated, run calibre in debug mode and post the log. I can look at it and hopefully see what is happening.
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